How to use zither in a sentence
11 example sentences · noun, verb
Zither means a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips. Example: “We wandered and fiddled and zithered and tambourined through France till the chills and rains of autumn rendered our vagabondage less merry.”
Examples of zither by meaning
verbTo play a zither.
- We wandered and fiddled and zithered and tambourined through France till the chills and rains of autumn rendered our vagabondage less merry.1906, William John Locke, chapter 9, in The Belovéd Vagabond, New York: John Lane, published 1911, pages 120–121
verbTo make a sound similar to that made by a zither; to move while making such a sound.
- The olives seemed weighed down under the weight of their fruit, smooth drops of green jade among which the choirs of cicadas zithered.1956, Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals, Penguin, published 2000, Part Two, Chapter 10, p. 123
- ‘Look at that!’ she shouted, already backing up the Jeep, its tyres zithering on the crusty surface.1996, Carl Huberman, chapter 38, in Eminent Domain, London: Macmillan, page 328
- The other men opened fire with pistols, slugs zithering past him with a dull whine.2004, Matt Braun, chapter 15, in Black Gold, New York: St Martin’s Paperbacks, page 158
More sentences with zither
- The group played huge drums placed overhead, along with flutes and a kotolike zither.2008 January 15, Jon Pareles, “To See (and Hear) the World in Five Hours: Unique Sounds Ripe for Import”, in The New York Times. From the entry flute
- The bandura, a kind of zither, is unique to Ukraine and is considered the national instrument.1999 November, Alexis Kochan, Julian Kytasty, “Ukraine: The Bandura Played On”, in Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, and Richard Trillo…. From the entry bandura
- Then the next moment, to an “oooh” from the seats around me, the spotlight picked out Chou playing the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither.2024 January 20, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “An Asian megastar who fills arenas in Europe–so who is he?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section)…. From the entry guzheng
- Along the creek bed he came, plucking a rota, a zither of five strings with bone-yoke facings and a beaverskin carrying-bag thrown over his shoulder.2011, A. A. Attanasio, The Wolf and the Crown (The Perilous Order of Camelot). From the entry rota
- John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Arnold Weinstein, and others came to the house, taping their poems as I pianoed and zithered and drummed away.2008, John Gruen, Callas Kissed Me...Lenny Too!, page 138. From the entry piano
- These stories have been handed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads, performed with accompanying music by the "kecapi," a kind of zither.1967, Focus on Indonesia, page 27. From the entry kecapi
- Among other musical instruments in the north Pontic area of which we know from archaeological evidence, are the horns, shell-trumpets, trigonons (harps), Pan-pipes, lutes, and zithers.1959, George Vernadsky, The Origins of Russia, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 157. From the entry trigonon
Meaning of zither
- noun A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
- noun Related or similar instruments in other cultures, such as the Chinese guqin or Norwegian harpeleik; especially any chordophone without a neck, and with strings that pass over the body.
- verb To play a zither.
Questions about zither in a sentence
- How do you use zither in a sentence?
- Zither is used as a noun and verb. For example: “We wandered and fiddled and zithered and tambourined through France till the chills and rains of autumn rendered our vagabondage less merry.”
- What is a short sentence with zither?
- “The group played huge drums placed overhead, along with flutes and a kotolike zither.”
- What does zither mean?
- Zither means a musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.
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